Fire ants workers release an alarm pheromone if they recognize another ant as a non-nestmate or if they encounter some other disturbance. When the alarm pheromone is detected by a nestmate, the ant moves rapidly in what appears to …
Fire ants workers release an alarm pheromone if they recognize another ant as a non-nestmate or if they encounter some other disturbance. When the alarm pheromone is detected by a nestmate, the ant moves rapidly in what appears to …